Which to use
“blurs” and “blush” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,815
- “blurs” frequency rank
- #13,671
- “blush” frequency rank
- 59486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blurs | blush |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of blur | An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc. |
Where the eye mixes blurs and blush
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. blurs and blush follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses blurs with blush
A purely visual mix-up. blurs (/blɜːz/) and blush (/blʌʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blurs is recorded at frequency rank #45,815, classified as anoun, pronounced /blɜːz/. blush is at rank #13,671, tagged as anoun, pronounced /blʌʃ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59486, this pair ranks #105,886 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blurs vs blush
Shared letters: blsu. Private to "blurs": r. Private to "blush": h.
"blurs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blush" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blurs" and "blush" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "blurs" or "blush"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blush" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,886 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blurs" and "blush" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blurs vs bursa". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #105,886 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.